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Supernova (1999)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:3

Rotten:14

Average Rating:3.2/10

Consensus: This is an insult to the Sci-fi genre with no excitement and bad FX.

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: The gripping story of a deep space search and rescue mission to recover the last remaining survivor of an abandoned medical ship. The six member crew of the Nightingale 229 (including Spader,... The gripping story of a deep space search and rescue mission to recover the last remaining survivor of an abandoned medical ship. The six member crew of the Nightingale 229 (including Spader, Bassett, and Forster) answer the mysterious man's (Facinelli) desperate plea for help, but when they collect him, they discover that their problems have compounded. In addition to sensing evil powers within the alien artifact he's brought with him, it appears that a nearby star is about to explode, taking the Nightingale with it. The race is on for survival in this atmospheric action-thriller. [More]

Starring: James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips

Starring: James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips, Wilson Cruz, Peter Facinelli, Robin Tunney, Vincent D'Onofrio

Director: Thomas Lee

Director: Thomas Lee
Screenwriter: David Campbell Wilson
Producer: Daniel Chuba, Jamie Dixon
Composer: David C. Williams

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A super bore.

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Al Brumley
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N/R

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Dennis Lim
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
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It's hard to watch Supernova without recalling that wonderful Israeli definition of a camel - a horse that's been assembled by a committee.

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Desmond Ryan
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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Appears headed for a deep-space rendezvous with audience indifference.

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Godfrey Cheshire
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Variety
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Often, it can be argued that there's the kernel of a good story buried somewhere in a bad screenplay. Not here.

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James Berardinelli
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Avoid.

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Jeff Millar
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Houston Chronicle
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A decent enough thriller.

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John Anderson
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A crash course from the start.

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John Monaghan
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Detroit Free Press
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A mission that should have been aborted long ago.

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John Petrakis
John Petrakis
Chicago Tribune
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A perfectly enjoyable sci-fi thriller.

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Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
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Murky and dull.

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Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Light on originality and low on suspense.

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Lawrence Van Gelder
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New York Times
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A Frankenstein monster, with more obvious story patches, post-dubbed exposition, and missing money shots than most straight-to-video fare.

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Michael Atkinson
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Supernova, though predictable, isn't half bad.

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Peter Stack
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Goes nowhere and when it gets there, it's not anywhere.

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Looks and moves like a film whose vital organs were yanked before shooting commenced.

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